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🌱 Patch AM: What’s replacing North River Shopping Center on Roswell Road?
Spotted on the Sandy Springs calendar: Tai Chi for Beginners (gain balance, lower body strength, flexibility, joint health, and more)
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In today's newsletter:
- What's replacing North River Shopping Center on Roswell Road?
- Why Sandy Springs police closed Nubia Café after the weekend shooting
- Which big-name acts are coming to Sandy Springs' Byers Theatre?
Also on today's calendar: Tai Chi for Beginners (gain balance, lower body strength, flexibility, joint health, and more) and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 95 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: A stray afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 90, low: 72.
- Saturday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 94 and low of 71 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Public park, housing and shops to replace aging Sandy Springs retail center (ajc.com) — Aging North River Shopping Center on Roswell Road will be transformed into a $200 million mixed-use hub with a public park, 336 apartments, 85 townhomes, and new shops and restaurants in northern Sandy Springs. City leaders say the project, along with the Embassy Row redo, is intended to bring more walkable, live-work-play energy to this part of town. 
2. Police shut down Nubia Café after weekend shooting in Sandy Springs (fox5atlanta.com subscription) — Sandy Springs police have shut down Nubia Café on Roswell Road after a pre-dawn weekend shooting left two men injured, including the alleged gunman. Investigators say the business was operating as an illegal after-hours club and was cited for lacking required state licenses and city permits following a joint inspection with fire and code officials.
3. Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center reveals upcoming season lineup with Jay Leno's nationwide tour (fultonneighbor.com) — Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center is rolling out a new season that brings Jay Leno's nationwide tour to Byers Theatre in January 2027, plus a Vienna Girls Choir concert and a Magical Cirque Christmas show. The lineup also includes an Atlanta Symphony Orchestra New Year's Eve performance, with tickets for these events going on sale later this month.
4. Waffle House explains why it fired viral rapper Rockstar Riley (fox5atlanta.com) — A former Waffle House worker who once clocked in at a Sandy Springs location was fired after repeatedly filming music videos and other promotional content on company property without permission, according to the chain. Waffle House says it warned the rapper known as Rockstar Riley several times before terminating him, while he's now leaning on his viral fame and a GoFundMe campaign.
5. Dunwoody Planning Commission gives green light to projects that will expand housing options (roughdraftatlanta.com) — Dunwoody's Planning Commission has advanced several rezoning and land-use changes, including a project tied to a 21-lot subdivision already approved just across the line in Sandy Springs on Spalding Drive. Commissioners also backed new townhomes near Perimeter Center and an indoor pickleball facility at the Marcus Jewish Community Center, despite some neighborhood noise concerns.
📸 Around Sandy Springs
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Sandy Springs
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★ Featured events ★
- Tai Chi for Beginners (gain balance, lower body strength, flexibility, joint health, and more) →
Body & Brain Yoga Tai Chi, 4641 Roswell Rd, Atlanta
10:00 am
Saturday August 22
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Other local events
- Short-Term Rental Strategy Sessions →
200 Glenridge Point Pkwy, Sandy Springs
6:30 pm - Fulton County Celebrates the Great Southeast Pollinator Census →
5 Distinct sites around Fulton County
9:00 am - National Junior Ranger Day
Chattahoochee River National Park Hewlett Lodge Visitor Center, Island Ford, 1978 Island Ford Parkway, Sandy Springs, GA, 30350
9:00 am - National Park Week Guided Hike: Cochran Shoals Wildflower Walk
Chattahoochee River National Park Cochran Shoals Unit – Columns Drive, 152 Columns Drive SE, Marietta, Georgia, 30068.
9:00 am - Community Sessions: An Afternoon of Artists in the Round →
Unitarian Universalist Metro Atlanta North, 11420 Crabapple Rd, Roswell
4:00 pm - Band, Chorus, Orchestra Parent Meeting (6:30 - Cafeteria)
Sandy Springs Atlanta, GA 30350 - PTA Tennis vs. Woodward (Girls)
Willis a. Sutton Middle School North Atlanta High School, 4111 Northside Pkwy NW, Atlanta, GA
4:30 pm - PTA Tennis vs. Woodward (Boys)
Willis a. Sutton Middle School Sutton Middle School, 2875 Northside Dr NW #2807, Atlanta, GA 3
4:30 pm - Choirs Uncorked! →
The Cathedral of St. Philip, 2744 Peachtree Rd NW, Atlanta
7:30 pm - Family Fun Day →
City Green at City Springs, 1 Galambos Wy, Sandy Springs
8:30 am - Rockout Your Workout With Leah Koch →
Doraville Art Center, 2421 Van Fleet Cir, Doraville
11:00 am
Thursday August 20
Saturday August 22
Sunday August 23
Tuesday August 25
Friday August 28
Saturday August 29
Sunday August 30
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- City Springs Theatre Company Opens 9th Season with Les Misérables Sept. 11-27 in Sandy Springs —Don Rountree Read on Patch
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